Manuscript Preparation Template: IBM Journal of Research and Development

Use Microsoft Word and be concise: 6,000 words maximum per paper. The manuscript should be a report of significant new work, a new review or overview, or a combination of the above -- and be targeted toward the general technical reader. Use a maximum of 4 figures, placed at end of the Word document. The paper must not have been published previously outside of IBM. For example, it must not be available on the Web outside of IBM, and it must not have been published previously in a conference proceedings. Papers should provide results and findings. IBM authors must have their papers cleared by IBM. This usually involves a senior manager and/or lawyer giving approval for external publication. Please send evidence of the clearance when you submit the paper. Thanks.

Title: Design of optical communication data links

The title should be no more than 10 words long.

Authors: R. L. Smith and C. Brown Abstract: The design of optical communication links has traditionally been based on the use
of multimode fiber (MMF) having .. The abstract should be no more than 190 words long and summarize the significant aspects of the manuscript. Often it indicates whether the manuscript is a report of new work, a review or overview, or a combination of the above. Do not place reference numbers in the Abstract.

Introduction
Car-Parrinello molecular ab initio molecular dynamics (CPAIMD) algorithms [1-4] may be implemented in a form suitable for nonexpert users. Figure 1 shows The introduction should provide background information (including relevant references) and indicate the purpose of the manuscript. Inclusion of statements at the end of the introduction regarding the organization of the manuscript can be helpful to the reader. Define all acronyms at first mention, no matter how obvious the acronyms are to you. Cite relevant work by others, including research outside the company for which you work. Place your work in perspective by referring to other research papers. Please reference in order, starting with [1]. Please avoid the use of footnotes in your paper.

Noise considerations (Next heading level.)

Avoid using bulleted lists in your papers. Use full sentences and paragraphs.

Conclusion
In this paper, we have described a link design methodology that

References (Note: New format)

[1] R. E. Kalman, A. Jones, and C. Pickover, New results in linear filtering, J. Basic Eng., vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 95-108, Mar. 1961. [for a journal paper] [2] B. Klaus and P. Horn, Robot Vision. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986. [for a book] [3] M. Semilof, Business on Web. [Online]. Available: http://www.a.com [for a web site] [4] C. Janow, Guidance and control, in Proc. Nat. Electronics Conf., New York, 1994, vol. 24, pp. 30-35. [for a conference proceedings] Do not use Wikipedia for references. Do not use et. al. Provide issue numbers for papers. Reference section should not be used for commentary and notes.

Figures and tables at end of paper

Please provide a figure legend for each figure and make sure each figure is referred to in the text by number, e.g. Figure 1 shows A minimum number of figures and tables should be used. Put figures at the end of the paper, one per page. All acronyms and abbreviations used in a figure should be spelled out in the figure caption, for example: (WL: word line; SG: select gate). Save your raw figure files for us so that when we ask for them, you can supply. For example, for any data graphs and flow charts, we will eventually need your digital files that contain all the data points (e.g. excel, eps, ppt, etc), and we cant use an image capture of the graph that does not contain the data values. Figures should be carefully explained in the text and cited in numerical order. Previously published figures or tables require permission to reprint. The number of figures in a paper should be limited to 4.

Place figure and table captions below figures and tables at end of paper
Figure 1 Comparison of theoretical and experimental Table 1 Parameters for calculating.

Biographical sketches
We publish brief biographical sketches of authors and coauthors along with their manuscripts. The fictitious example below should be useful for creating the sketches. Include full address and email address.
John L. Smith IBM Research Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, P.O. Box 218, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598 (johnsmith@us.ibm.com). Dr. Smith is a Research Staff Member in the Physical Sciences Department at

the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He received a B.S. degree in physics from Bucknell University in 1976, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Michigan in 1977 and 1981, respectively. He subsequently joined IBM at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where he has worked on magnetic films. In 1991, he received an IBM Outstanding Innovation Award for his work on coupled magnetic films. He is an author or coauthor of 4 patents and 16 technical papers. Dr. Smith is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Physical Society.